Persistance pays off!

Every so often Jason and I will check Craigslist for houses.  We want to upgrade, but we don't want to lose space or pay much more.  As much as I loathe this house, it's big and cheap. Last year we saw a house on CL on my grammie's street 5 bedroom, 3 bath walk out basement, Hard wood floors.  I fell in love.  It was only 7 houses down from Grammie.  Perfection.  I called about it and it was $1200 a month!  Yikes!  So we dropped it.  Well, this summer we saw it again on CL with rent to own or owner carry terms.  Neither of which are appealing at all!  I would prefer to rent it for a year, then purchase it out right next year when Jason graduates(which sucks rates are expected to go up).  Anyway, I decided this year I was not going to let this house get away.  I called the automated number 2x a day for 5 days leaving a message.  When that didn't work I looked up the owner via tax records and sent a letter to their house!!  I told Jason they are going to sell me this house or arrest me for stalking.  Well guess what?  It worked!  Mr. Owner called me today!  We had a nice chat and come to find out he's an agent with the West side Keller Williams(I work at the East side KW!)  The currant tenets are supposed to be out at the end of the month, so he said he'd get back with us about looking at it then.  $1200 is out of our budget, but if they'd be willing to come down on the rent a little, knowing that we'd purchase it in full next summer... It'd be a dream come true...7 houses down from GG... PLEASE PRAY!!